Traveling Back Early: Forcing the Young Empress to Sign a Lifetime Servitude Contract

86: The love between a human and a transvestite is still going strong!At this moment,

Time seemed to freeze.

”Elder Fu... was killed?!”

Two seconds later, someone finally cried out in alarm.

Whoosh—

A collective gasp erupted from the surroundings, and the temperature seemed to spike.

Countless horrified gazes turned toward the white-clad man holding Fu Jin’s corpse; it was none other than Chen Qingxuan.

”Brother Xuan?”

At this moment, Ji Li was also so shocked that she covered her small mouth.

She hadn’t expected that Chen Qingxuan, who had been hiding for five years, would actually choose to expose himself before everyone just to kill a loose-tongued Fu Jin.

Beyond the shock, a warm current welled up in her heart.

Was this for her...? ”What on earth?”

Brother Xuan... Xuan Ling couldn’t believe her ears.

Watching the tenderness in Ji Li’s eyes as she looked at Chen Qingxuan, she felt as if she had been struck by a bolt from the blue.

The Demon Lord actually called him... Brother Xuan?

Did she hear that right?

Xuan Ling was completely dumbfounded.

Such a mushy form of address... how could the Demon Lord say it out loud?

If the occasion weren’t so inappropriate, she wouldn’t have been able to endure it for a second and would have demanded an explanation... But compared to the shocked members of the Demon Alliance and the Demon Emperor Palace, Chen Qingxuan, the protagonist of the moment, remained calm and composed.

Even facing countless burning gazes, he smiled as if bathed in a spring breeze and said, ”Why is everyone looking at me? Please continue... just pretend I was never here.”

Having said that, he prepared to leave with the corpse.

”You, you stop right there!”

At that moment, a middle-aged man urgently called out to stop him.

”Hmm?”

Chen Qingxuan stopped again and calmly turned to look at the person who spoke. ”Any advice?”

”I...”

Meeting Chen Qingxuan’s calm eyes, the middle-aged man’s pupils suddenly shrank.

The rebuke and anger that were on the tip of his tongue were instantly swallowed back down along with his saliva, and he glanced at his companions out of the corner of his eye.

A moment later, another Elder of the Demon Alliance spoke up: ”Are you... Chen Qingxuan?”

As soon as he spoke, a deathly silence fell over the area.

Countless eyes focused on Chen Qingxuan, yet not a single word of discussion was heard.

Ever since they came to the Demon Emperor Palace to demand justice, they had long since etched Chen Qingxuan’s appearance into their hearts. Now, Chen Qingxuan was neither in disguise nor hiding his face... and setting aside the human scent on him, he was standing right in front of them.

Who wouldn’t recognize him?

”That’s right, I am Chen Qingxuan... Is there anything else? If not, I’ll be going now.”

Chen Qingxuan admitted it straightforwardly.

After saying that, he once again carried Fu Jin’s corpse and leisurely flew away through the middle of the Demon Alliance experts.

The expected fierce battle did not occur. Instead, the experts of the Demon Alliance actually took the initiative to clear a path. When Chen Qingxuan flew past them, let alone attacking, some people even turned their heads away to avoid looking... Chen Qingxuan passed through smoothly, as if entering an uninhabited territory.

”...”

At this moment, the world was so quiet that only the sound of the whistling wind remained.

Then.

The Demon Alliance Elder who had questioned Chen Qingxuan suddenly looked at Ji Li and said, ”Demon Lord Ji, if that human scum is hiding in the Demon Emperor Palace, I advise you to hand him over.”

”Elder Lin is absolutely right. Your Demon Emperor Palace should understand... we of the Yao Race and the Human Race have always been irreconcilable.”

”As long as you are willing to hand him over, our Demon Alliance will definitely not pursue this further!”

Other Demon Alliance experts chimed in.

”Huh?”

Ji Li listened with a face full of black lines.

Watching Chen Qingxuan, who had just flown into the barrier, and then hearing the Demon Alliance experts’ demands to hand him over, she felt her mind becoming a bit muddled.

Isn’t the person right in front of you?

”Demon Lord... they need a way out,” Xuan Ling approached and whispered a reminder.

Ji Li turned to look at her, her face showing difficulty: ”But the person hasn’t even left their sight yet... how am I supposed to give them a way out?”

”...I’ll do it!”

Xuan Ling decided to take charge.

She stepped forward with her head held high and chest out. ”Our Demon Lord already said that she hasn’t seen him at all. Besides... as a major power of the Yao Race, our Demon Emperor Palace carries the hopes of countless Yao people and shoulders the heavy responsibility of protecting the Western Region. How could we harbor that human scum? This is simply a great insult to our Demon Lord and our Demon Emperor Palace!”

”They all say they haven’t seen him. Could it be that we made a mistake?”

”Actually, I didn’t quite believe he was hiding in the Demon Emperor Palace from the start. After all, everyone knows the Demon Emperor Palace’s attitude toward the Human Race!”

”The Human Race is too cunning, spreading false information in an attempt to sow discord in our Yao Race’s unity. Fortunately, we are meticulous in our thinking!”

In an instant, the experts of the Demon Alliance acted as if they had suddenly realized the truth, filled with righteous indignation.

”...”

On the other hand, Ji Li stood frozen on the spot, her worldview shattered.

She was originally worried that this way out was too forced... who would have thought the other party would use both hands and feet to scramble down the ladder?

To be honest, having served as the Demon Lord for so many years, her understanding of other powers, especially the Demon Alliance, was quite deep.

But looking at the many familiar faces before her, lying through their teeth without even blushing, and thinking of the harsh words they had spoken before... even the aggressive attitude they had before Chen Qingxuan appeared;

It all felt surreal to her.

How can one person... have so many different faces?

Bang, bang—

Just then, a sound suddenly came from below.

Everyone subconsciously looked over.

They saw Chen Qingxuan chop Fu Jin’s corpse into pieces and throw them into a basin, then use a ball of spiritual fire to burn them to ash. He then picked up the Ash Basin with one hand and rested it on his hip, while using the other hand to grab the ashes and scatter them at the roots of the spiritual plants... Fertilizer from the Mahayana Realm like this was hard to come by.

”...”

The experts of the Demon Alliance twitched their mouths, their spines tingling with cold.

A moment later, the middle-aged man spoke again, ”Well... since we made a mistake and he’s not in the Demon Emperor Palace at all... I think we shouldn’t waste any more time here. Why don’t we go and investigate... the cause of Elder Fu Jin’s death first?!”

”Elder Lin is right. I suspect Elder Fu was murdered by the Human Race... this matter is of great importance.”

”Demon Lord Ji, we shall take our leave now.”

After saying that, the experts of the Demon Alliance scattered like birds and beasts.

When they arrived, they were a grand and orderly army. When they left, it seemed like everyone’s home was in a different direction.

”Elder Lin, are we just leaving like this?”

”If we don’t leave, do you want to go challenge him one-on-one? Did you even see how he killed Fu Jin?”

”I... we’re really pathetic... I don’t believe that with so many of us, he could actually kill us all.”

”What kind of nonsense are you talking now? You were the one pretending to be blind most enthusiastically just now... saying the Human Race is too cunning, spreading rumors to sow discord... he was practically taking a dump on your face.”

”I... I was just playing along with you!”

Demon Emperor Palace.

The Boundless Heaven and Earth Formation continued to operate, and countless experts stood dazed in place.

Before this, they had no idea that Chen Qingxuan was hiding in the Demon Emperor Palace, but now they knew... yet they had witnessed the Demon Alliance, their supreme authority, choose to play dumb.

What else could they say?

”Alright, no need to worry now.” After finishing his work, Chen Qingxuan flew over, smiling like a spring breeze. ”I didn’t expect the people from your Demon Alliance to be quite reasonable. They aren’t as scary as they were made out to be, are they?”

”...”

Ji Li and Xuan Ling looked at each other, both unable to find the words.

Although the trouble was successfully resolved, the way it was resolved... was truly an eye-opener.

Even now, they felt as if they were dreaming.

”Although the trouble is resolved this time, we cannot let our guard down.” After Ji Li regained her composure, she looked at Chen Qingxuan and said, ”The Demon Alliance retreated because they felt they were no match for you, but the news of you being in the Demon Emperor Palace... will likely soon reach the Human Domain. When that time comes, the Heavenly Dao Alliance will be our true formidable enemy.”

Before Chen Qingxuan could speak;

Xuan Ling spoke up first, or more accurately, she countered with a probing tone, ”The Demon Lord’s words are incorrect. The Heavenly Dao Alliance wants to deal with him, this human scum. What does that have to do with our Demon Emperor Palace? It has nothing to do with us... right, Demon Lord?”

As she spoke, Xuan Ling stared directly into Ji Li’s eyes.

At this moment, how she wished that everything before was just her hallucination... that Ji Li and Chen Qingxuan had no feelings for each other at all.

Just as Ji Li had told her before... it was only because he was Qian You’s Revered Master!

But how could reality be changed by one’s will?

”Xiao Ling, don’t say such selfish things.” Ji Li scolded, then turned to look at Chen Qingxuan tenderly, ”Don’t take it to heart, she’s just sharp-tongued but soft-hearted.”

”I’m sharp-tongued?”

Xuan Ling instantly broke down.

Without waiting for Chen Qingxuan’s response, she stamped her feet in anxiety, ”Demon Lord, you... isn’t the way I am now something you taught me?”

”Hmm?”

Ji Li’s beautiful face froze slightly, as if she had fallen into a memory.

It seemed like that was the case!

”Demon Lord, Xiao Ling has some things to say to you in private.”

Xuan Ling steeled her heart, directly ignored Chen Qingxuan beside her, and pulled Ji Li toward the main hall.

”?”

Chen Qingxuan raised an eyebrow slightly but did not follow... Inside the hall.

Ji Li broke free from her hand. ”Xiao Ling, what on earth do you want to say to me?”

Xuan Ling looked up with a wronged expression. ”Demon Lord, why do you care about him so much... his business is his business... why must we tie it to our Demon Emperor Palace?”

”...” A hint of guilt flashed in Ji Li’s eyes. ”Xiao Ling, one must know how to repay kindness... he is not only Qian You’s Revered Master but also set up the Boundless Heaven and Earth Formation for our Demon Emperor Palace... it’s only reasonable for us to treat him as one of our own, isn’t it?”

”Reasonable enough... for you to call him Brother?”

Xuan Ling went all in.

”Hmm?”

Ji Li’s heart suddenly constricted.

Meeting Xuan Ling’s questioning gaze, she subconsciously denied it out of guilt, ”Wh-what are you talking about? I don’t understand!”

”Do you really not understand?” Xuan Ling set aside her former reverence and took on the attitude of a caring family member. ”Then who is Brother Xuan? Besides him... who else in the Demon Emperor Palace could make you call them that?”

Ji Li turned pale. ”You heard it?”

”I heard it!”

Xuan Ling stamped her feet excitedly.

As she spoke, she looked uneasily at the closed doors, as if afraid of being overheard.

”This...”

Ji Li was suddenly flustered.

After all, Xuan Ling was different from others; to her, she was no different from family.

Now that she had been exposed, Ji Li felt flustered and spoke incoherently, ”Xiao Ling... well... don’t tell anyone... it would ruin my image.”

”Demon Lord, is this about your image?”

Xuan Ling was in disbelief.

Seeing that Ji Li still hadn’t grasped the point, she said anxiously, ”He is a human! You once taught me that humans and yao are on different paths and that we must never be soft-hearted toward the Human Race. But now, you’re calling a human man ’Brother Xuan’? And he even tricked you so badly before, yet you can actually say it... didn’t you say you looked down on him?”

”I...”

At this moment, Ji Li wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Never mind her confidante Xuan Ling discovering her affair with Chen Qingxuan; if anyone found out... it would be enough to cause her major trouble.

As the Demon Lord of the Demon Emperor Palace, she knew very well that keeping Chen Qingxuan in the palace was already earth-shattering enough. But she hadn’t just done that; she had even climbed into Chen Qingxuan’s bed... if this got out... it would surely go down in history.

In the thousands of years to come, who knows how many versions of ’The Endless Love Between Human and Yao’ would be derived from the stories of her and Chen Qingxuan.

Therefore, Ji Li could only wave her hand in shame, ”Don’t say it, Xiao Ling... don’t ask anymore.”

But Xuan Ling refused to give up. ”I just want to know... have you slept with him?”

Boom—

Ji Li’s brain buzzed.

Meeting that scrutinizing gaze, a blush appeared on her pink cheeks, and she feigned coldness, ”Presumptuous! I am the Demon Lord!”

”...”

Xuan Ling bit her silver teeth.

Even though she knew she had gone a bit too far, out of her feelings and concern for Ji Li, she still maintained an attitude of getting to the bottom of things.

”I just want to know... how far have you two developed?”

”You...”

Ji Li was speechless.

If anyone else had been this pushy, she would have certainly turned hostile.

But she knew Xuan Ling was acting out of concern, and... she was the one who had lied to her first, saying she would never develop feelings for Chen Qingxuan.

Xuan Ling was in the right!

After a long silence, Ji Li finally opened her lips. ”He, he insisted.”

”And then?”

”He insisted...”

”You gave in?”

Xuan Ling was dumbstruck.

Looking at Ji Li’s bashful manner, she wasn’t a fool; the sky that had already cracked... completely collapsed at this moment.

After all, she had always looked up to Ji Li as a role model. Her current feelings were like a failing student who viewed a top student—one who didn’t go to internet cafes, didn’t ride modified scooters, and didn’t even swear—as a role model;

Only to suddenly discover one day... that the top student had walked into a foot massage parlor.

But that wasn’t all. She then saw the top student call for two masseuses, then pull out his thick ’Five-Year College Entrance Exam, Three-Year Mock Exam’ book... and ask the masseuses to tutor him on the application problems.

Who could stand that!

Ji Li consoled her: ”Xiao Ling, think of it from another perspective... it was I who took down the peerless Prodigy of the Human Race, the likes of whom only appear once in ten thousand years... wouldn’t thinking like that make you feel a bit better?”

”It certainly won’t!”

Xuan Ling was almost crying as she shook her head repeatedly.

Seeing this, Ji Li bit her lip and instructed, ”Xiao Ling, I’ve only told you about this... you must never tell Qian You, do you understand?”

”...”

Xuan Ling didn’t say anything.

But she certainly wouldn’t be foolish enough to tell Qian You about this.

That girl definitely wouldn’t be able to accept it.

Then, she raised her face and asked, ”Demon Lord, then what do you plan to do with him?”

”Emm...”

Ji Li pondered for a moment before finally shaking her head helplessly.

”I don’t know... his energy is quite robust.”

https://img.wtr-lab.com/cdn/series/dzgY8K1hLNw4I_vppQNygwfBF60V2DV1wi4klXlc_84.jpegA big chapter~~~